Lavon Johnson
Maryland Terrapins
57
Depth

Lavon Johnson

Maryland TerrapinsRebuilding
LDEDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Texas
2nd String / Backup

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Lavon Johnson is listed 2nd string at LDE for Maryland Terrapins.

Senior · #99 · 6'2", 320 lbs

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Depth at LDE · Maryland Terrapins

  1. 19776Jayvon ParkerStarter
  2. 29957Lavon JohnsonYou
  3. 35448JaMarcus Whyce

Maryland Starting Lineup

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Up next for Maryland

Maryland plays Purdue away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Cheshire Academy, ranked #1,331 nationally coming out of high school. In 2024: 14 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 57 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,331 Natl2-Yr Total19 tackles · 1 sacksTeam Share0%
Allentown, PA
Jersey
#99
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
320 lbs
Transfer
Texas

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2024140.50
2023511

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8525
National Rank
#1331
High School
Cheshire Academy
Hometown
Cheshire, CT

Why this rating?

On a 73-rated defense; 44th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.99 for competition level) put them -10 vs unit starters → 57.

Team defense (SP+)
73
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 44% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.99)
Depth-chart adjustment
-10 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LILLTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 20-17

Oct 17LRUTGTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 37-30

Sep 12WCONNTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-14

Sep 6WHAMPTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 62-0

Lavon Johnson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

5 tkl · 1 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement0%
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